#Australian #DefenceMinister #RichardMarles says the success of #Australia’s #alliance with the #UnitedStates should not be measured against a single #president or federal government in Canberra, insisting the longstanding ties will endure.

#Trump has repeatedly criticised Australia for not assisting with the #IranWar, while federal #Labor, including Marles and Prime Minister Anthony #Albanese, say the #WhiteHouse has not made any specific request for assistance.

Speaking on ABC TV on Sunday, Marles said close ties to #Washington remained in the Australian national interest.

“I think it’s really important for all Australians to understand how significant the relationship is, and that the relationship is not one that should be measured in the context of any given US administration, or, for that matter, any given government in Australia,” he said.

“We’ve had the alliance in place since 1951 ... this is a long term strategic alliance in the national interest of our country, based on the fact that our two countries have shared values. We have both democracy [NO!], we both have the rule of law [NO!], we both have freedom of speech [NO!], and all of those endure well beyond governments of and any persuasion on either side.

“This continues to be a critically important relationship for Australia, and it will be for decades to come.”

#YeahNah #auspol #NeverTrustTrump #uspol #TrumpRegime #FromTheRiverToTheSea

Refinery Fire Prompts Prime Minister's Swift Return, Fuel Supply Concerns Linger

Prime Minister returns to Australia after Viva Energy's Geelong refinery fire reduces petrol output to 60%. Find out how this affects fuel supply.

#GeelongFire, #VivaEnergy, #FuelSupply, #Albanese, #VictoriaFuel

https://newsletter.tf/geelong-refinery-fire-pm-returns-fuel-supply/

Petrol production is down to 60% at the Geelong refinery after a fire, which is lower than normal output.

#GeelongFire, #VivaEnergy, #FuelSupply, #Albanese, #VictoriaFuel
https://newsletter.tf/geelong-refinery-fire-pm-returns-fuel-supply/

‘The world feels less safe’, says defence minister, #RichardMarles.

‘More countries are engaged in conflict today than at anytime since the end of the 2nd world war.”

In the face of this, the #Albanese government is pursuing every avenue of increasing defence capability quickly – mostly through bigger defence appropriations.

Marles says #Australia is seeing the biggest peacetime increase in our defence spending in the country’s history.

Why is it so? #Trump #TrumpRegime #USPol #auspol

This is the world we're living in:
#FrancescaAlbanese
'Trump’s executive order sanctioning #Albanese prohibited any American person or entity from providing her with “funds, goods or services” – a description so broad it has been compared to a “civil death”. Her apartment in Washington, bought when she and her family were living in the US capital, has been seized. She can no longer use a credit card anywhere in the world, as almost all such transactions are processed by US-based services. “I go around with cash or I have to borrow from friends or from family members,” she says.

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/14/my-life-has-become-a-rollercoaster-francesca-albanese-death-threats-danger-dread-accusing-israel-genocide

Mission Impossible

https://urbanwronski.com/2026/04/14/mission-impossible/

Hormuz Dateline

https://urbanwronski.com/2026/04/13/hormuz-dateline/

Diplomatic Dash for Fuel: PM Albanese Taps Brunei, Malaysia Amid Supply Jitters

Why is PM Albanese visiting Brunei and Malaysia on April 14? He is working to secure fuel and fertilizer imports to prevent supply shortages in Australia.

#australiafuel, #albanese, #brunei, #malaysia, #energysupply

https://newsletter.tf/albanese-brunei-malaysia-fuel-supply-talks/